Sigma-Aldrich: 3 Different Insiders Have Sold Shares This Month

In this article, I will feature one specialty chemicals company that has seen intensive insider selling during the last 30 days. Intensive insider selling can be defined by the following three criteria:

The stock was sold by three or more insiders within one month.

The stock was not purchased by any insiders in the month of intensive selling.

There have been three different insiders selling Sigma-Aldrich, and there have not been any insiders buying Sigma-Aldrich during the last 30 days. Two of these three insiders decreased their holdings by more than 10%. Sigma-Aldrich has an insider ownership of 0.20%.

There are two analyst buy ratings, 11 neutral ratings, and four sell ratings with an average price target of $90. Before going short Sigma-Aldrich, I would like to get a bearish confirmation from the Point and Figure chart. The three main reasons for the proposed short entry are bearish analyst price targets, relatively high P/S ratio, and the intensive insider-selling activity.

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